They say Ronnie Barker had the best comic timing, i think Leonard Rossiter had.

agreed - he was an absolute genuis but particularly special in Rising Damp making it one of my favourite series ever, my wife never understands why i can watch the same programme time after time and still find it fantastically amusing.

I think the programme showed how foolish racism was.... The idiot was always shown to be the white man and never the lead black role who was portrayed as desirable and powerful. Very strong characters throughout!

RIGSBY is a racist hence racist programme
like jim davidson and that bald dude...Garnett !!!!!

May I suggest that you are missing the whole point of the series? As Gedfaz says, Rigsby's character was shown up for the foolish individual that all racists are - just as bullies are shown up to be cowards in all the best shows.

Haven't you noticed that the black man is portrayed as the educated man about town? How is THAT racist?